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Warning issued after girl, 14, sexually assaulted at library near Fairview Mall: police

Image of male suspect in alleged sexual assault of 14-year-old girl at Toronto Public Library near Fairview Mall on June 20, 2016. Toronto Police Service

Toronto police have issued a public safety alert after a 14-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted at a Toronto Public Library branch near Fairview Mall on Monday.

Police say the incident happened at 3:06 p.m. when a man approached the girl while she was studying.

He then sat next to her, engaged in an inappropriate conversation and sexually assaulted her, police say.

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The girl was followed by the man as she got up and left. She eventually returned to the library and contacted police.

The man is described as in his mid-20s, 6’0” tall, 185 lbs., slim build, with short, straight, light-brown hair, receding hairline with sideburns and clean-shaven.

He was wearing brown lens sunglasses, a lime-green T-shirt, dark-blue/black loose-fit jeans and grey shoes with white soles and laces. He was carrying a rectangular leather bag with a handle.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-3300, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at http://www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637).

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